• The Great Chronicle of London 1938 limited edition Zaehnsdorf binding medieval London Tudor history manuscript folio rare book Guildhall Library chronicle 1189-1512 civic feasts coronations fires political unrest historical record daily life London history collectible British bookbinding fine press Captain Edward Calcott Pryce C.B.E. provenance World War II solicitor politician City of London councillor Sheriff Montgomeryshire rare historical folio London archive manuscript early modern British history foli
  • The Great Chronicle of London 1938 limited edition Zaehnsdorf binding medieval London Tudor history manuscript folio rare book Guildhall Library chronicle 1189-1512 civic feasts coronations fires political unrest historical record daily life London history collectible British bookbinding fine press Captain Edward Calcott Pryce C.B.E. provenance World War II solicitor politician City of London councillor Sheriff Montgomeryshire rare historical folio London archive manuscript early modern British history foli
  • The Great Chronicle of London 1938 limited edition Zaehnsdorf binding medieval London Tudor history manuscript folio rare book Guildhall Library chronicle 1189-1512 civic feasts coronations fires political unrest historical record daily life London history collectible British bookbinding fine press Captain Edward Calcott Pryce C.B.E. provenance World War II solicitor politician City of London councillor Sheriff Montgomeryshire rare historical folio London archive manuscript early modern British history foli
  • The Great Chronicle of London 1938 limited edition Zaehnsdorf binding medieval London Tudor history manuscript folio rare book Guildhall Library chronicle 1189-1512 civic feasts coronations fires political unrest historical record daily life London history collectible British bookbinding fine press Captain Edward Calcott Pryce C.B.E. provenance World War II solicitor politician City of London councillor Sheriff Montgomeryshire rare historical folio London archive manuscript early modern British history foli
  • The Great Chronicle of London 1938 limited edition Zaehnsdorf binding medieval London Tudor history manuscript folio rare book Guildhall Library chronicle 1189-1512 civic feasts coronations fires political unrest historical record daily life London history collectible British bookbinding fine press Captain Edward Calcott Pryce C.B.E. provenance World War II solicitor politician City of London councillor Sheriff Montgomeryshire rare historical folio London archive manuscript early modern British history foli
  • The Great Chronicle of London 1938 limited edition Zaehnsdorf binding medieval London Tudor history manuscript folio rare book Guildhall Library chronicle 1189-1512 civic feasts coronations fires political unrest historical record daily life London history collectible British bookbinding fine press Captain Edward Calcott Pryce C.B.E. provenance World War II solicitor politician City of London councillor Sheriff Montgomeryshire rare historical folio London archive manuscript early modern British history foli
  • The Great Chronicle of London 1938 limited edition Zaehnsdorf binding medieval London Tudor history manuscript folio rare book Guildhall Library chronicle 1189-1512 civic feasts coronations fires political unrest historical record daily life London history collectible British bookbinding fine press Captain Edward Calcott Pryce C.B.E. provenance World War II solicitor politician City of London councillor Sheriff Montgomeryshire rare historical folio London archive manuscript early modern British history foli
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Thomas and Thornley - The Great Chronicle of London - 1938 (Limited, No. 107/500) (Provenance: Captain Edward Calcott Pryce C.B.E.)

Thomas and Thornley - The Great Chronicle of London - 1938 (Limited, No. 107/500) (Provenance: Captain Edward Calcott Pryce C.B.E.)

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Title

The Great Chronicle of London

Author

A.H. Thomas and I.D. Thornley

Year

1938

Publisher

George W. Jones at the Sign of the Dolphin, London

Description

Limited edition, no. 107 of 500 copies. One of the most important documentary sources for the history of medieval and early Tudor London. Drawing from a manuscript chronicle that spans 1189 to 1512, it records fires, coronations, civic feasts, and political unrest with striking immediacy. Contemporary critics hailed it as “a vivid and curious picture of London,” preserving the pulse of everyday life alongside the city’s great historical moments.

This edition was bound by the renowned London firm Zaehnsdorf, whose turn-in stamp appears on the binding - a mark synonymous with the highest standards of British bookbinding in the early twentieth century. 

This work bears the bookplate of Captain Edward Calcott Pryce C.B.E. (1884–1972), solicitor, Liberal politician, and City of London councillor. Gifted to him in 1938, only months before his departure to serve in the Second World War. Pryce - awarded the O.B.E. in 1940 and the C.B.E. in 1957 - served in both world wars and later held office as Sheriff of London and Montgomeryshire. His ownership ties the Chronicle’s long narrative of London’s resilience to one of its twentieth-century custodians.

lxxvi, 502

Condition

Minor crease on page 251; roughly cut pages.
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